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Rape of a Nation by Marcus Bleasdale The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war in the world today. An estimated 5.4 million people have died since 1998. These deaths are byproducts of a collapsed healthcare system and a devastated economy. See the project at http://mediastorm.org/0022.htm [ratings]

MMS member Kim Komenich put together some interesting notes from his visit to MacWorld last week. Gear heads will love it.

I’ve blogged these before, but I was recently reminded of their power, by a very del.icio.us friend who goes by the name cophotog, who said, His four part series is the most important video about storytelling that you’ll watch in 2008. So true! Here is part one, and here’s a link to the rest on [...]

I have a new hero, Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk! I’m speechless and i think you’ll be too! Twenty days. Twenty thousand still images. A single message. Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk captures the issue of global warming in a video created entirely by using still images. [ratings]

I came across this very important site that offers grants to working photographers worldwide covering the aftermath of conflict. The Aftermath Project is a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it takes for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives [...]

Multimedia Journal will show you how to tap into your creativity by guiding you through a variety of activities that will prod your imagination so you can capture new ideas for multimedia storytelling. The exercises are intended to jump-start your creative energy. This book is for Multimedia Journalists. Square 7×7 inches (18×18 cm) 60 pages [...]

NWNG ONLINE TEAM SEEKS INTERACTIVE EDITOR The Northwest News Group of Greater Chicago’s Online team seeks to add an Interactive Editor to oversee the production of Web-based stories for use on NWNG Web sites such as NWHerald.com, McHenryCountySports.com, KCChronicle.com, ChicagoFootball365.com, ChicagoBaseball365.com, LakeCountyJournals.com and WeeklyJournals.com.

The Beekeepers is a great multimedia package from the Chicago Tribune. I’ve heard a few editors speak about the idea of trying to cast your stories, basically making sure that the lead characters in project work are interesting enough to hold people’s attention, and Gerald Whitehead, an ex-felon turned beekeeper, is well cast and deserving [...]

This Bill Greene video -about how competition between and AP and UPI photographer was what was behind Dixville Notch’s status as First-in-the Nation status for NH primaries and elections- is well produced and a funny look back at the “good ol’ days’ of photojournalism. Tnxs toThea Breite Multimedia Editor at Boston.com for the assist. -r

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a powerful soundslide from the New York Times that combines John Moore’s striking images from the leader’s last day with a first-hand account of the tragedy. Moore is a phenomenal journalist, and I would not be surprised to see one of the photos from this win a pulitzer prize [...]

Check out a list of the Notable Multimedia or related posts that received 4 out of five stars or above this year at MultimediaShooter.com

We figure almost every publication out there has a photos of the year gallery or multimedia piece. We’d like to check yours out. So please post a link to the piece in the comments area. Thanks.

I haven’t been posting as often as I like, because while I see a lot of Multimedia out there, I don’t always see a lot of good multimedia. And then sometimes I see something that just grabs the foundations and shakes it all up like a rag doll in a pit bulls mouth. Chew it [...]

Dallas Morning News photojournalist Mona Reeder spent three years working on The Bottom Line — mostly on gaining access to some really sensitive situations. The result is some incredibly personal moments, and some heartbreaking story-telling images. By the numbers, Texas is first in capital punishment. It’s also home to the most Fortune 500 companies. Second [...]